Sentencing Advisory Panel

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The Sentencing Advisory Panel was a former independent body in England and Wales that provided expert advice and recommendations on sentencing to help ensure consistency and fairness in the criminal justice system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body ⓘ
public body ⓘ
advised Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ
Sentencing Guidelines Council ⓘ
aim to improve transparency in sentencing ⓘ
to reduce unwarranted sentencing disparity ⓘ
composition judicial members ⓘ
lay members ⓘ
legal experts ⓘ
consultsWith criminal justice agencies ⓘ
judiciary ⓘ
legal practitioners ⓘ
public ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
field criminal justice ⓘ
sentencing ⓘ
goal to ensure that similar offences receive similar sentences ⓘ
to maintain public confidence in sentencing ⓘ
to reflect seriousness of offences in sentencing ⓘ
hasAttribute evidence-based ⓘ
expert-led ⓘ
non-departmental ⓘ
hasRole advisory role ⓘ
consultative role ⓘ
independence independent of government ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn England and Wales ⓘ
operatedIn England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
partOf sentencing framework of England and Wales ⓘ
purpose to assist in the development of sentencing guidelines ⓘ
to promote consistency in sentencing ⓘ
to promote fairness in sentencing ⓘ
to provide expert advice on sentencing ⓘ
recommends changes to sentencing practice ⓘ
sentencing guidelines ⓘ
replacedBy Sentencing Council for England and Wales ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
subjectOf sentencing policy debates in England and Wales ⓘ
worksOn general sentencing principles ⓘ
offence-specific sentencing proposals ⓘ

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Sentencing Council for England and Wales → formedFrom → Sentencing Advisory Panel ⓘ
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 → replacedBody → Sentencing Guidelines Council ⓘ
linked to: Sentencing Advisory Panel
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 → replacedBody → Sentencing Advisory Panel ⓘ